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  • 21 Oct 2010
    One World Week - Peacing the world together

    The annual One World Week (OWW) has been running since last weekend and is due to end on Sunday 24 October 2010. It draws together hundreds of local civic groups, development agencies, churches and faith groups to look at how the world we share can become a more just, peaceful and sustainable place – and how the often violent divisions among its people can be overcome.

  • 24 Jun 2010
    Maintaining the media's global eye

    Last night at the One World Media Awards, I looked at more than 100 clips from film, radio and feature articles on developing world stories. A broad sweep of organisations and journalists, from the BBC to the Coventry Telegraph, were celebrated for their coverage and creativity and dedication to stories that bring the world to the UK.

  • 22 Jun 2010
    Poor have missed out in Chancellor's plans, says Oxfam

    The government has missed an opportunity to raise more money to protect the poorest in the UK from spending cuts and VAT rises, and help tackle global poverty and climate change, says Oxfam.

  • 22 Sep 2009
    Financial crisis 'forcing world's poorest children out of classroom'

    The Catholic aid agency CAFOD is calling on the G20 nations at Pittsburgh to use their loaf, deliver their pledges made in April and stop handing out crumbs to the poorest nations.

  • 2 Sep 2007
    Christian Aid plans to expand global poverty work in Britain's schools

    The UK-based international development agency Christian Aid intends to double the number of volunteer teachers it recruits over the next two years to help share stories about the work of its 700 partner organisations in 50 developing countries.